Why is Football(USA) called Football?

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Why is Football(USA) called Football?
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~~Volt the Mean~~	Sep 27 2014, 09:43 PM Post #16
Posts: 909 Group: Suspended Member #8,024 Joined: July 28, 2012 Gender Male Country United States	Emmeth Sep 21 2014, 05:35 AM Master Gohan Sep 21 2014, 05:22 AM Just so happened that they were called the same thing. No explanation really. Why are those two kids both named Alex? I don't know. The one Alex is the original Alex and the other Alex is a bleak copy. They are both good, but one is older. Opinions, like I absolutely despise soccer.



tOMMY pICKLES	Sep 27 2014, 09:48 PM Post #17
Yare Yare Daze Posts: 3,780 Group: Humanoid Typhoon Member #8,557 Joined: November 13, 2012 Gender Other Country Canada Favourite Anime Cowbow Bebop. Trigun. Samurai Champloo. JJBA. FMA:B. What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Berserk, JJBA	aussy rules football >>> american football > soccer



* Ketchup Revenge	Sep 29 2014, 05:06 AM Post #18
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!" Posts: 6,083 Group: Retired Forum Moderator Member #9,012 Joined: February 9, 2013 Gender Not Specified Country Chile Favourite Anime FMA: Brotherhood, Dragon Ball, Samurai Champloo, Soul Eater, Assassination Classroom What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Assassination Classroom, Deadman Wonderland	American Football is perhaps more popular now in the US than Baseball. Baseball is notorious for being the National pass-time and is still popular, but it seems now that more people watch the Playoffs for Football than they do the Playoffs for Baseball. Down south, they're crazy with football. I'm American and always wondered why it was called Football. It's more related to Rugby than European Football.
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King Furry	Sep 29 2014, 10:39 AM Post #19
Posts: 198 Group: Member Member #11,656 Joined: September 6, 2014 Gender Male Country United States	I always thought American football would be better off called tackle ball or something, seeing as how you handle the ball with your hands and tackle the person carrying it waaaaaay more than you use your foot with it.
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Master Gohan	Sep 29 2014, 07:59 PM Post #20
Posts: 2,178 Group: New York Yankee Member #9,780 Joined: July 21, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime KIll la Kill, No Game No Life, Code Geass, Gosick, Log Horizon, Steins;Gate	King Furry Sep 29 2014, 10:39 AM I always thought American football would be better off called tackle ball or something, seeing as how you handle the ball with your hands and tackle the person carrying it waaaaaay more than you use your foot with it. if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? It seems to me that only annoying Europeans with a thirst for making their sport look better care.



+ Pelador	Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Post #21
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called?
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Master Gohan	Sep 29 2014, 08:15 PM Post #22
Posts: 2,178 Group: New York Yankee Member #9,780 Joined: July 21, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime KIll la Kill, No Game No Life, Code Geass, Gosick, Log Horizon, Steins;Gate	Pelador Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called? Purely making a joke about how dumb the idea of that name was. No need to take it so seriously.



+ Pelador	Sep 29 2014, 08:18 PM Post #23
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	I wasn't taking it seriously. Just pointing out that what you said made no sense.
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+ Ginyu	Sep 29 2014, 08:35 PM Post #24
Leve Feyenoord 1! Posts: 4,490 Group: Elite Member Member #9,685 Joined: June 30, 2013 Gender Female Country Netherlands Favourite Anime NJPW What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Reading is for nerds, yo!	Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 08:15 PM Pelador Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called? Purely making a joke about how dumb the idea of that name was. No need to take it so seriously. How is it dumb? I think tackleball is much more representative for what the sport is about. King Furry also provided arguments why it would be better, Meanwhile you're just saying "Damn Europeans! I'll never watch it again! RRRGH! Football! Stupid idea!" Maybe instead you could tell us why football is such a good name for the sport. Edited by Ginyu, Sep 29 2014, 08:45 PM.
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+ QueenTD	Sep 29 2014, 10:15 PM Post #25
My Dear Melancholy, Posts: 4,480 Group: Elite Member Member #11,589 Joined: August 8, 2014 Gender Female Country United States	Tackleball sounds boring. It honestly fits much better but the name sadly is very bad. No offense to the person who thought of the name.
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Master Gohan	Sep 29 2014, 10:32 PM Post #26
Posts: 2,178 Group: New York Yankee Member #9,780 Joined: July 21, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime KIll la Kill, No Game No Life, Code Geass, Gosick, Log Horizon, Steins;Gate	GinyuTokusentai Sep 29 2014, 08:35 PM Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 08:15 PM Pelador Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called? Purely making a joke about how dumb the idea of that name was. No need to take it so seriously. How is it dumb? I think tackleball is much more representative for what the sport is about. King Furry also provided arguments why it would be better, Meanwhile you're just saying "Damn Europeans! I'll never watch it again! RRRGH! Football! Stupid idea!" Maybe instead you could tell us why football is such a good name for the sport. Tackleball is a stupid name and ask any NFL fan that. And as to why football is such a good name, how the hell should I know. What a dumb question.



+ Emmeth	Sep 29 2014, 11:39 PM Post #27
I ♥ Yoeri Posts: 20,075 Group: Legend Member #8,985 Joined: February 7, 2013 Country Japan	Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 10:32 PM GinyuTokusentai Sep 29 2014, 08:35 PM Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 08:15 PM Pelador Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called? Purely making a joke about how dumb the idea of that name was. No need to take it so seriously. How is it dumb? I think tackleball is much more representative for what the sport is about. King Furry also provided arguments why it would be better, Meanwhile you're just saying "Damn Europeans! I'll never watch it again! RRRGH! Football! Stupid idea!" Maybe instead you could tell us why football is such a good name for the sport. Tackleball is a stupid name and ask any NFL fan that. And as to why football is such a good name, how the hell should I know. What a dumb question. You're not being very helpful. You're not being very friendly either. Football fits better for soccer because you play it with your feet majority of the time. You only score certain points with your foot in american football. Pretty much the entire world calls soccer 'football'. We refer to your sport as "american football".
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Master Gohan	Sep 30 2014, 01:12 AM Post #28
Posts: 2,178 Group: New York Yankee Member #9,780 Joined: July 21, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime KIll la Kill, No Game No Life, Code Geass, Gosick, Log Horizon, Steins;Gate	Emmeth Sep 29 2014, 11:39 PM Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 10:32 PM GinyuTokusentai Sep 29 2014, 08:35 PM Master Gohan Sep 29 2014, 08:15 PM Pelador Sep 29 2014, 08:02 PM Quote: if it was renamed to "tackleball" I'd never watch again. And who cares what's its called? You'd never watch it again if the name was changed and then you ask who cares what it's called? Purely making a joke about how dumb the idea of that name was. No need to take it so seriously. How is it dumb? I think tackleball is much more representative for what the sport is about. King Furry also provided arguments why it would be better, Meanwhile you're just saying "Damn Europeans! I'll never watch it again! RRRGH! Football! Stupid idea!" Maybe instead you could tell us why football is such a good name for the sport. Tackleball is a stupid name and ask any NFL fan that. And as to why football is such a good name, how the hell should I know. What a dumb question. You're not being very helpful. You're not being very friendly either. Football fits better for soccer because you play it with your feet majority of the time. You only score certain points with your foot in american football. Pretty much the entire world calls soccer 'football'. We refer to your sport as "american football". You use your foot in both sports, I don't see the point.



Rogafufuken	Sep 30 2014, 02:39 AM Post #29
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+ Pelador	Sep 30 2014, 02:45 AM Post #30
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	And then there's rugby football which is awesome, Australian football, Gaelic football and association Football also known as soccer. None of the names are wrong. It's just the names given to them by the people who played the sports in different regions.
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